The Office of Legislative Affairs of the State Council is seeking opinions from the public on its Decision on Revising the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Customs Protection of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR).

The draft regulations are proposing six important revisions to the original Regulations on the Customs Protection of Intellectual Property Rights: the alteration and cancellation of IPR records, counter-guarantees, the retrieval of protection applications made by IPR holders, the auction of infringed goods, and the legal responsibilities relating to the import and export of infringed goods.

The draft amends the 28th article in the original regulations to state, "The import and export of goods brought by individuals or mailed by express will be regarded as infringement goods if the goods exceed personal use and a reasonable quantity and infringe IP rights regulated in the second article of the draft regulations."
                                                                             　　　　　　　 Source:China Daily